President Susilo Yudhoyono arrived in New York on Sunday morning to attend the 67th session of the UN General Assembly and hold a series of bilateral and multilateral talks.

Upon arrival at John F Kennedy Airport in New york after a 30-hour flight from Jakarta, President Yudhoyono and entourage were greeted by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian Ambassador to the US Dino Djalal and Indonesian Representative to the UN Desra Percaya.

Before, Natalegawa had arrived in US and had a bilateral meeting with his US colleague, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They had a series of dialogue, one of them was the plan of acquisition of eight AH-64D Long Bow for the Indonesian Army′s Aviation Service.

Yudhoyono has a number of bilateral and multilateral issues on his agenda to be discussed during the visit.
He will attend the opening ceremony and later speak as part of the general debate during the 67th session of the UN General Assembly.

The Indonesian leader, the Liberian president and the British prime minister will co-chair the first-day meeting of the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Yudhoyono will also attend a meeting of G7+ countries, which represents 17 fragile and conflict affected countries. At the meeting he will speak of Indonesia′s experience in resolving conflicts.

He will also meet with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Finnish President Sauli Niisito, the President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, German President Joachim Gauck, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.

He will also attend Indonesia Investments Day at the New York Stock Exchange, where he is expected to meet with large US investors.

While in New York, Yudhoyono will receive the "Valuing Nature Awards for Leadership in the Coral Triangle Initiative" from The Nature Conservancy, WRI & WWF, and "USABC 21st Century Economic Achievement" from the US-ASEAN Business Council.

The two awards reflect the international community′s recognition of the economic progress made by Indonesia under the leadership of President Yudhoyono and of the Indonesian commitment to preserving the environment.

The President will receive the awards at an event entitled Indonesia: Towards Environmental and Economic Sustainability.

Yudhoyono will also deliver a keynote address at the launch of the Journal Strategic Review, and later receive a medal from the Foreign Policy Association in recognition of his role and leadership in promoting global peace and development.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stated that according to US News and World Report survey results, Indonesia was in the second place among the world`s two most attractive countries for investment destination.

President Joko Widodo expressed congratulations to mothers and women on the occasion of the International Women`s Day in front of the recipients of Smart Indonesia Card, Hope Family Program, and Social Rice (Rastra) assistance.

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko received the visit of the American ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R Donovan Jr, at his office in Jakarta on Monday, to discuss a number of bilateral cooperation, including joint military training.

The Kazakh government is interested to learn the Indonesian National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT)′s soft approaches to deal with terrorism, BNPT Chief Commissioner General Police Suhardi Alius said in a press statement released on Sunday.